hard-boiled

Meaning

Adj

1. Cooked to a solid consistency. (of a boiled egg)
2. Callous and unsentimental. (of a person, especially a detective)
3. Written in a laconic, dispassionate, often ironic style for a realistic, unsentimental effect.

Verb

simple past and past participle of hard-boil

hard-boil

To cook (an egg) to a solid consistency: to cause to be hard-boiled.

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Opposite of

runny, soft-boiled

Synonyms

case-hardened

hard-bitten

hardened

pugnacious

badass

refractory

thick

hard case

unyielding

Translations

hartgekocht

dur à cuire

dur

duro

hardgekookt

sodo

sode

ongevoelig

calejado

cozido

durão

endurecido

endurecido